Word Meanings - FOUNDATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,

Additional info about word: FOUNDATION

The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. Macaulay. 5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. Against the canon laws of our foundation. Milton. Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n. -- Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. -- Foundation school, in England, an endowed school. -- To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college. (more info) 1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. 2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FOUNDATION)

• Beginning
• Commencement
• start
• origin
• rise
• initiation
• preparation
• preface
• prelude
• inauguration
• inception
• threshold
• opening
• source
• outset
• foundation
• Footing
• Standing
• status
• condition
• foothold
• Ground
• Basis
• premise
• reason
• cause
• account
• plea
• Status
• position
• ground
• duration
• continuance
• footing
• standpoint

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of FOUNDATION)

• Disesteem
• misestimate
• mystify
• understate
• undervalue
• perplex
• darken

Related words: (words related to FOUNDATION)

• PRELUDE
  An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
• CAUSEFUL
  Having a cause.
• DARKEN
  Etym: 1. To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. They covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened. Ex. x. 15. So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill. Milton.
• OPENNESS
  The quality or state of being open.
• GROUNDWORK
  That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
• PRELUDER
  One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.
• ACCOUNTANTSHIP
  The office or employment of an accountant.
• GROUNDEN
  p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
• FOUNDATION
  The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
• REASONING
  1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons. 2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument. His reasoning was sufficiently profound. Macaulay.
• ACCOUNTANCY
  The art or employment of an accountant.
• STARTLINGLY
  In a startling manner.
• FOOTMARK
  A footprint; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
• CAUSEWAYED; CAUSEYED
  Having a raised way ; paved. Sir W. Scott. C. Bronté.
• CONDITIONALITY
  The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by certain terms.
• FOOTPLATE
  See
• DISESTEEMER
  One who disesteems. Boyle.
• REASONLESS
  1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak. 2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak.
• FOOTBRIDGE
  A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.
• FOOTHOLD
  A holding with the feet; firm L'Estrange.
• GOOSEFOOT
  A genus of herbs mostly annual weeds; pigweed.
• MISGROUND
  To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
• RECONTINUANCE
  The act or state of recontinuing.
• PROPENE
  See PROPYLENE
• SURFOOT
  Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. Nares.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.
• SALTFOOT
  A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.
• BYSTANDER
  One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
• UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
  Wildcat insurance.
• ABORIGINALLY
  Primarily.
• IMPREPARATION
  Want of preparation. Hooker.
• PLAYGROUND
  A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
• FOURFOOTED
  Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts.